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80 F.3d 1273 (1996) | Cited 4385 times
... SCHWARZER, District Judge. Catherine Smolen appeals the decision of the district court affirming the denial by the Commissioner of Health and Human Services ("Commissioner") of her application for disabled child's benefits pursuant to Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 416, 423 ...
907 F.2d 1453 (1990) | Cited 3905 times
... ERWIN, Circuit Judge. Jackie L. Hays, Jr. ("Hays") appeals from the decision of the district court affirming the determination of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the "Secretary") that Hays was not eligible for disability insurance benefits because he had the residual functional ...
227 F.3d 863 (2000) | Cited 3127 times
... Argued May 18, 2000 Donna J. Clifford applied for supplemental security income ("SSI") under Title XVI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. sec.sec. 1381 et seq., alleging a disability resulting from high blood pressure, depression, double vision, arthritis in her legs, pain in her hands, and ...
931 F.2d 390 (1991) | Cited 3041 times
... SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge Plaintiff-appellant Dorothy Willis ("Willis"), appeals the sufficiency of the attorney's fee award under the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"), 28 U.S.C. § 2412, issued upon her successful claim for Supplemental Security Income ("SSI") benefits under Title XVI of the ...
67 F.3d 1553 (1995) | Cited 2885 times
... PER CURIAM: Josephine Foote appeals from a district court order granting judgment in favor of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) who denied Foote's application for disability benefits under the Supplemental Security Income Program of the Social Security Act. 42 U.S.C. §§ 1381 ...
844 F.2d 748 (1988) | Cited 2763 times
... McKAY, Circuit Judge. Appellant, Glen W. Williams, appeals from an order of the district court affirming a decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) that denies Mr. Williams' application for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income (SSI) under Titles ...
169 F.3d 595 (1999) | Cited 2654 times
... FOR PUBLICATION OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Michael R. Hogan, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted November 5, 1998--Portland, Oregon Opinion by Judge Thompson; Dissent by Judge Noonan OPINION Plaintiff-appellant David Morgan ...
111 S. Ct. 2157 (1991) | Cited 2558 times
... JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court. A party that prevails against the United States in a civil action is entitled, in certain circumstances, to an award of attorney's fees, court costs, and other expenses. Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. Among other ...
25 F.3d 284 (1994) | Cited 2355 times
... Per Curiam. Plaintiff Charlene M. Cutlip seeks judicial review of the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services terminating her social security disability benefits. The district court affirmed the Secretary's decision. For reasons stated hereafter, we affirm. Background Cutlip filed ...
427 F.3d 1211 (2005) | Cited 2230 times
... FOR PUBLICATION OPINION Argued and Submitted September 15, 2005 -- Portland, Oregon Before: Raymond C. Fisher, Ronald M. Gould, and Carlos T. Bea, Circuit Judges. Jana Bayliss appeals the district court's affirmance of the Social Security Commissioner's denial of her application for disability ...
745 F.2d 383 (1984) | Cited 2165 times
... Before: EDWARDS, Circuit Judge; BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge; and DOWD, District Judge.*fn* DOWD, District Judge, delivered the opinion of the Court, in which EDWARDS, Circuit Judge, joined. BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge (p. 15), delivered a separate dissenting opinion. DOWD, District Judge. Douglas ...
106 S. Ct. 2022 (1986) | Cited 2146 times
... JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court. This class action was brought pursuant to 42 U. S. C. § 405(g) challenging an internal policy of the Secretary of Health and Human Services that had the effect of denying disability benefits to numerous claimants who may have been entitled to ...
242 F.3d 1144 (2001) | Cited 2142 times
... FOR PUBLICATION OPINION Argued and Submitted February 8, 2001--Pasadena, California Opinion by Judge Canby Silva Tonapetyan appeals from the district court's summary judgment affirming the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security denying her supplemental security income disability ...
642 F.2d 700 (1981) | Cited 2053 times
... Opinion OF THE COURT In this action, appellant, Daniel P. Cotter, seeks review of the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services denying Cotter's concurrent applications for disability benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 416(i), 423 (1976), and ...
675 F.2d 464 (1982) | Cited 2043 times
... Elmer G. Berry appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont, James S. Holden, Chief Judge, upholding the denial by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of Berry's application for disability benefits under Title II and Title XVI of the Social ...
221 F.3d 1065 (2000) | Cited 2002 times
... Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Submitted: April 13, 2000 Sheila J. Young appeals from the district court's 2 order affirming the denial of her request for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 401 et ...
124 S.Ct. 376 (2003) | Cited 1990 times
... Under the Social Security Act, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is authorized to pay disability insurance benefits and Supplemental Security Income to persons who have a "disability." A person qualifies as disabled, and thereby eligible for such benefits, "only if his physical or mental ...
405 F.3d 1208 (2005) | Cited 1771 times
... [PUBLISH] Before BARKETT, HILL and FARRIS 1 , Circuit Judges. Christi L. Moore appeals the district court's order affirming the Commissioner of Social Security's ("Commissioner") denial of her application for Disability Insurance Benefit ("DIB") and Supplemental Security Income ("SSI") payments ...
481 F.3d 742 (2007) | Cited 1743 times
... FOR PUBLICATION Submitted February 5, 2007 2 -- Pasadena, California. Before: Cynthia Holcomb Hall, Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, and Consuelo M. Callahan, Circuit Judges. OPINION In 1996, Congress amended the Social Security Act to preclude an award of disability benefits if drug or alcohol abuse ...
933 F.2d 799 (1991) | Cited 1656 times
... ANDERSON, Circuit Judge Mary Hope Casias appeals from the district court's order affirming the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deny her application for Social Security disability benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 416(i) and 423. 2 We affirm. ...
102 S. Ct. 2777 (1982) | Cited 1654 times
... JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court. Respondents represent a class of Medicaid patients challenging decisions by the nursing homes in which they reside to discharge or transfer patients without notice or an opportunity for a hearing. The question is whether the State may be held ...
246 F.3d 1195 (2001) | Cited 1628 times
... FOR PUBLICATION OPINION Argued and Submitted February 15, 2001--San Francisco, California Opinion by Judge B. Fletcher; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge Fernandez OPINION Anne Holohan appeals from the district court's grant of summary judgment to the Commissioner of Social ...
425 F.3d 345 (2005) | Cited 1614 times
... ARGUED JANUARY 6, 2005 Before MANION, WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges. This is a somewhat unusual Social Security appeal. After an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) rejected Nelson Taylor's application for disability benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 423, he appealed ...
554 F.3d 1219 (2009) | Cited 1530 times
... FOR PUBLICATION OPINION Argued and Submitted October 23, 2008 -- Portland, Oregon. Before: A. Wallace Tashima and Milan D. Smith, Jr., Circuit Judges, and George H. Wu, 1 District Judge. Opinion by Judge Tashima; Concurrence by Judge Wu OPINION Mary Bray ("Bray") appeals the district ...
529 F.3d 408 (2008) | Cited 1508 times
... ARGUED APRIL 4, 2008 Before POSNER, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges. Dianna Elder applied for Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), claiming that her fibromyalgia rendered her disabled as that term is defined by the Social Security Act ("the Act"), 42 U.S.C. § ...
245 F.3d 1274 (2001) | Cited 1436 times
... [PUBLISH] Charles Doughty appeals the district court's order affirming the Commissioner's denial of his petition for supplemental security income ("SSI") under 42 U.S.C. § 1383, and disability insurance benefits ("DIB") under 42 U.S.C. § 423(a). Doughty was denied benefits pursuant to the Contract ...
905 F.2d 918 (1990) | Cited 1349 times
... GUY, Circuit Judge. The claimant, Eddie W. Abbott, appeals a district court judgment affirming the final decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) denying his application for disability insurance benefits, 42 U.S.C. § 401 et seq., and supplemental security income, 42 ...
728 F.2d 582 (1984) | Cited 1339 times
... TIMBERS, Circuit Judge: Giacomo Ferraris commenced this action in the Eastern District of New York pursuant to § 205(g) of the Social Security Act (Act) as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (Supp. V 1981), seeking review of a final decision by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) which ...
760 F.2d 993 (1985) | Cited 1325 times
... STEPHENS, District Judge: Ellen L. Jones appealed the district court's grant of summary judgment for the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) on Jones' claim for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. Jones applied for SSI benefits in 1981, alleging disability based on ...
800 F.2d 1026 (1986) | Cited 1308 times
... DOYLE, Senior District Judge: Appellant McDaniel appeals from the district court's decision to affirm the determination of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services that she is not entitled to supplemental security income. The Secretary found McDaniel ineligible for supplemental ...
110 S. Ct. 2510 (1990) | Cited 1234 times
... This case requires us to determine whether a health care provider may bring an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982 ed.) 1 to challenge the method by which a State reimburses health care providers under the Medicaid Act, 79 Stat. 343, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq. (1982 ed. and Supp. V). ...
535 U.S. 212 (2002) | Cited 1198 times
... Opinion of the Court 535 U. S. ____ (2002) On Writ Of Certiorari To The United States Court Of Appeals For The Fourth Circuit The Social Security Act authorizes payment of disability insurance benefits and Supplemental Security Income to individuals with disabilities. See 49 Stat. 622, as ...
12 F.3d 915 (1993) | Cited 1197 times
... KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge: Dodrill appeals from a denial of disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. The administrative law Judge upheld the Secretary of Health and Human Services' finding that Dodrill was not disabled; a timely request for review was declined by the ...
733 F.2d 1037 (1984) | Cited 1170 times
... KEARSE, Circuit Judge: The Secretary of Health and Human Services ("Secretary") appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, I. Leo Glasser, Judge, granting plaintiff Ermano Valente's motion for judgment pursuant to §§ 205(g) and 1631(c)(3) of the ...
109 S. Ct. 468 (1988) | Cited 1147 times
... JUSTICE KENNEDY delivered the opinion of the Court. Under the Medicare program, health care providers are reimbursed by the Government for expenses incurred in providing medical services to Medicare beneficiaries. See Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, 79 Stat. 291, as amended, 42 U. S. C. § ...
895 F.2d 1019 (1990) | Cited 1129 times
... REAVLEY, Circuit Judge. Manuel Villa appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the Secretary of Health and Human Services ("Secretary"), affirming the denial of his application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act ("Act"). 42 U.S.C. § ...
454 F.3d 731 (2006) | Cited 1111 times
... ARGUED MAY 9, 2006 Before CUDAHY, KANNE, and WOOD, Circuit Judges. Nancy Prochaska appeals the denial of her application for supplemental security income and disability insurance benefits. She contends that the Administrative Law Judge's ruling that she is not disabled was flawed for both ...
715 F.2d 866 (1983) | Cited 1100 times
... HALL, Circuit Judge: Leon B. McLain appeals from an order of the district court, affirming the Secretary's denial of his claim for disability insurance and Supplemental Security Income benefits under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act. 42 U.S.C. §§ 416(i); 423(d); 1382 et seq. This ...
77 F.3d 41 (1996) | Cited 1090 times
... Decided: February 22, 1996 Appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Keenan, J.) affirming the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deny social security disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income ...
104 S. Ct. 2013 (1984) | Cited 1072 times
... JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court. Respondents are individual Medicare claimants who raise various challenges to the policy of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) as to the payment of Medicare benefits for a surgical procedure known as bilateral carotid ...
373 F.3d 1116 (2004) | Cited 1071 times
... Claimant Roberta Langley appeals from a district court order adopting the magistrate judge's recommendation to affirm the Commissioner's denial of her application for Social Security disability benefits. Claimant contends on appeal that the administrative law judge (ALJ) did not properly evaluate ...
914 F.2d 614 (1990) | Cited 1022 times
... Per Curiam I. Curtis Selders appeals the district court's judgment in favor of the Secretary of Health and Human Services that resulted in the denial of disability benefits under 42 U.S.C. § 423. We affirm. II. Curtis Selders was 36 years old at the time he filed his application for ...
260 F.3d 1044 (2001) | Cited 1011 times
... FOR PUBLICATION OPINION Argued and Submitted May 8, 2001--Seattle, Washington Opinion by Judge Lay OPINION Shirley Vertigan appeals the district court's affirmance of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security ("Commissioner") denying her disability insurance benefits under Title ...
100 S. Ct. 2671 (1980) | Cited 945 times
... MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court. This case presents statutory and constitutional questions concerning the public funding of abortions under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, commonly known as the "Medicaid" Act, and recent annual Appropriations Acts containing the ...
395 F.3d 1168 (2005) | Cited 942 times
... Submitted on the briefs: 2 Plaintiff Elizabeth Hackett appeals from an order of the district court affirming the Commissioner's decision to deny her application for Social Security disability benefits. Plaintiff is a college graduate who has past relevant experience as a checker/cashier, a ...
26 F.3d 1027 (1994) | Cited 937 times
... LUNGSTRUM, District Judge. Plaintiff George Castellano appeals from an order of the district court affirming the Secretary's decision denying him Social Security disability benefits. We affirm. 1 Plaintiff applied for benefits alleging disability as of September 1987. Plaintiff claimed he was ...
882 F.2d 1453 (1989) | Cited 907 times
... Opinion ALEX KOZINSK I , Circuit Judge: Quang Van Han came to the United States in 1984 as a refugee from Vietnam, where he worked in an herbal medicine store, filling prescriptions according to instructions given by a "Master." His appeal from the denial of his application for Supplemental ...
104 S. Ct. 2218 (1984) | Cited 877 times
... JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court. Under what is recognized for present purposes as an incorrect interpretation of rather complex federal regulations, during 1975, 1976, and 1977 respondent received and expended $71,480 in federal funds to provide health care services to Medicare ...
880 F.2d 860 (1988) | Cited 853 times
... Per Curiam. This is an appeal from an order of the district court affirming appellee Secretary of Health and Human Services' final decision denying appellant Anna Higgs' claim for disability insurance benefits (DIB) under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 401 et seq. Our review, like ...
276 F.3d 235 (2002) | Cited 843 times
... RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit Rule 206 ELECTRONIC CITATION: 2002 FED App. 0016P (6th Cir.) Argued: July 31, 2001 OPINION An administrative law judge (ALJ) denied Howard's application for Social Security disability benefits, finding that Howard was not disabled ...
903 F.2d 1273 (1990) | Cited 822 times
... Kozinski, Circuit Judge. Social Security regulations require that disability benefits be paid to a claimant whose impairments prevent her from doing her previous work, unless the Secretary can identify other types of work she can perform. Where the claimant is close to retirement age, the ...
511 F.3d 1270 (2008) | Cited 816 times
... PUBLISH Before HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge, BARRETT, Senior Circuit Judge, and SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge. Peggy L. Bowman appeals from an order of the district court affirming the Social Security Commissioner's denial of her application for supplemental security income (SSI) benefits under Title XVI of ...
201 F.3d 1010 (2000) | Cited 814 times
... Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. Submitted: October 20, 1999 Allen Prosch appeals from the district court's 1 judgment affirming the denial of his application for social security disability benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. ...
806 F.2d 1185 (1986) | Cited 814 times
... Before: ADAMS and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges, and GARTH, Senior Circuit Judge. Opinion OF THE COURT A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, JR., Circuit Judge. These two appeals consider the proper treatment under the Medicare Act of interest and depreciation costs incurred by a health care provider in ...
981 F.2d 1016 (1992) | Cited 785 times
... MEMORANDUM Appellant, Brent V. Matney, appeals the order of the District Court affirming the final decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) denying disability and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. The district court found that there was substantial evidence on ...
431 F.3d 729 (2005) | Cited 768 times
... PUBLISH Before O'BRIEN, HOLLOW AY, and BALDOCK, Circuit Judges. In Clifton v. Chater, 79 F.3d 1007 (10th Cir. 1996), we reversed a decision denying a Social Security claimant disability benefits because the administrative law judge (ALJ) "did not discuss the evidence or his reasons for ...
108 S. Ct. 2460 (1988) | Cited 756 times
... JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court. This case requires us to decide whether the improper denial of Social Security disability benefits, allegedly resulting from violations of due process by government officials who administered the federal Social Security program, may give rise to ...
468 F.3d 1111 (2006) | Cited 745 times
... FOR PUBLICATION Argued and Submitted February 17, 2006-San Francisco, California Filed September 20, 2006; Amended November 7, 2006 Before: Procter Hug, Jr., Arthur L. Alarcón, and M. Margaret McKeown, Circuit Judges. OPINION Beatriz V. Lounsburry ("Lounsburry") appeals the district court's ...
68 F.3d 387 (1995) | Cited 690 times
... APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA Submitted on the briefs: Paul F. McTighe, Jr., Tulsa, Oklahoma, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Stephen C. Lewis, United States Attorney, Joseph B. Liken, Acting Chief Counsel, Tina M. Waddell, Acting Deputy Chief ...
577 F.3d 500 (2009) | Cited 689 times
... PRECEDENTIAL Argued May 22, 2009 Before: RENDELL, STAPLETON and ALARCÓN 1 , Circuit Judges. OPINION OF THE COURT Maria Diaz ("Diaz") appeals from the Memorandum and Order of the District Court concluding that the decision of the Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") denying her Social Security ...
37 F.3d 1437 (1994) | Cited 675 times
... Plaintiff appeals the district court's affirmance of the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services denying plaintiff's applications for disability insurance and supplemental security income (SSI) benefits. 1 The Secretary found that plaintiff could return to his past relevant work as ...
799 F.2d 1403 (1986) | Cited 674 times
... Clementine Cotton appeals from the district court's judgment affirming the denial by the Secretary of Health and Human Services ("the Secretary") of her applications for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income benefits. Cotton contends that: (1) the Administrative Law Judge ...
262 F.3d 949 (2001) | Cited 673 times
... FOR PUBLICATION OPINION Argued and Submitted February 15, 2001--San Francisco, California Opinion by Judge Paez OPINION Joseph Bustamante appeals the district court's judgment affirming the Social Security Administration's ("SSA") denial of his application for disability benefits and for ...
294 F.3d 1019 (2002) | Cited 664 times
... Submitted: April 19, 2002 Larry Krogmeier appeals from the district court's 2 judgment affirming the denial of his application for disability insurance benefits pursuant to Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 401, et seq.. We affirm. I. Krogmeier was born on March 22, 1944. His ...
803 F.2d 211 (1986) | Cited 662 times
... MILBURN and BOGGS, Circuit Judges; and DeMASCIO, District Judge*fn* Per Curiam. Plaintiff Ersa Landsaw appeals the district court's summary judgment affirming the final decision of the Secretary denying plaintiff's application for supplemental security income under Title XVI of the Social Security ...
108 S. Ct. 2722 (1988) | Cited 660 times
... JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court. The principal question presented by these cases is whether a federal district court has jurisdiction to review a final order of the Secretary of Health and Human Services refusing to reimburse a State for a category of expenditures under its ...
925 F.2d 123 (1991) | Cited 657 times
... Per Curiam In this Social Security case, Plaintiff-Appellant, Florence M. Wren, appeals from the order of the district court adopting the magistrate's report and recommendation to affirm the final decision of Defendant-Appellee (Secretary) declining Wren's request for review. Finding no reversible ...
812 F.2d 509 (1987) | Cited 653 times
... WIGGINS, Circuit Judge: Cristobal Sanchez appeals from the district court's summary judgment denying him disability or supplemental security income benefits under the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 301-1397f. The district court held that substantial evidence supported the determination of the ...
367 F.3d 882 (2004) | Cited 640 times
... FOR PUBLICATION Argued and Submitted December 4, 2003-Pasadena, California OPINION Clyde Moisa appeals the district court's judgment affirming the denial by the Commissioner of Social Security ("Commissioner") of his applications for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income ...
908 F.2d 502 (1990) | Cited 636 times
... NORRIS, Circuit Judge. Teresa Pitzer is 5 feet, 2 1/4 inches tall and weighs over 350 pounds. She applied for and was denied SSI disability benefits. The denial was upheld by an Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ"), the Appeals Council for the Social Security Administration, and by the district court ...
945 F.2d 1482 (1991) | Cited 626 times
... McKAY, Chief Judge Mr. Donald G. Hargis appeals from an order of the district court affirming the denial of his application for disability insurance and supplemental security income benefits by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Title II and XVI of the Social Security Act. See 42 ...
10 F.3d 678 (1993) | Cited 619 times
... D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge: William Matthews ("Matthews") brought suit against the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services ("Secretary") to recover Social Security disability insurance benefits for a work-related back injury. The district court granted summary judgment for the ...
207 F.3d 431 (2000) | Cited 619 times
... Argued January 6, 2000 Judy K. Powers suffers pain from several physical ailments, which forced her to quit her job in housekeeping at an Indiana state-operated mental health facility. However, her application for Social Security disability benefits was denied because the evidence of her ...
956 F.2d 836 (1992) | Cited 618 times
... MAGILL, Circuit Judge. Appellant Corkie R. Robinson appeals the denial of his claims for Social Security disability insurance benefits and Supplemental Security Income benefits. Robinson, a butcher by trade, filed his claim on December 9, 1987, alleging he had been unable to work since August 16, ...
845 F.2d 1211 (1988) | Cited 615 times
... Opinion OF THE COURT COWEN, Circuit Judge. I. The Secretary of Health and Human Services ("HHS") appeals from a district court order awarding Timothy E. Brown disability benefits under the Supplemental Security Income program. The Secretary had previously found Brown to not be disabled under ...
958 F.2d 817 (1992) | Cited 602 times
... LOKEN, Circuit Judge. Viola Browning appeals the district court's 1 order affirming the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deny her disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 423. We agree with the district court that there is ...
464 F.3d 968 (2006) | Cited 592 times
... FOR PUBLICATION Argued and Submitted June 6, 2006 -- Seattle, Washington. Before: Warren J. Ferguson and Consuelo M. Callahan, Circuit Judges, and Susan R. Bolton, 1 District Judge. Opinion by Judge Bolton; Dissent by Judge Ferguson OPINION Leonard R. Greger appeals the district court's order ...
479 F.3d 979 (2007) | Cited 583 times
... Submitted: October 20, 2006 Before WOLLMAN, RILEY, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges. Stanley E. Schultz (Schultz) appeals the district court's 2 order affirming the Commissioner's denial of his application for disability insurance benefits (SSDI) and supplemental security income (SSI) under Titles ...
881 F.2d 37 (1989) | Cited 576 times
... Opinion OF THE COURT STAPLETON, Circuit Judge This case involves the review of a denial of Supplemental Security Income ("SSI") benefits by the Secretary of Health and Human Services ("Secretary"). The Secretary determined that the claimant was able to perform light work and had transferable ...
150 F.3d 1320 (1998) | Cited 573 times
... [PUBLISH] Non-Argument Calendar Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida Jay Falge, Jr. appeals the district court's order affirming the Commissioner's denial of Falge's applications for disability benefits, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), and supplemental security ...
60 F.3d 521 (1995) | Cited 561 times
... Per Curiam: Moncada appeals the district court's summary judgment affirming the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) denying Moncada's application for disability insurance benefits. The district court had jurisdiction pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). We have ...
923 F.2d 964 (1991) | Cited 550 times
... LASKER, Senior District Judge Plaintiff-appellant Isabel Rivera's appeal challenges the determination of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the "Secretary" of "HHS") that Rivera was not disabled on or before June 30, 1978. That date is when she last was insured under Title II of the ...
692 F.3d 118 (2012) | Cited 539 times
... 09-4530-cv Josephine L. Cage v. Commissioner of Social Security Argued: October 24, 2011 Before : NEWMAN, WALKER and KATZMANN, Circuit Judges. upholding an administrative decision denying claimant's 27 application for disability benefits under the Social Security 28 Act. Claimant challenges the ...
949 F.2d 57 (1991) | Cited 535 times
... Plaintiff Joan M. Jones appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (Howard G. Munson, Judge), affirming the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the "Secretary") denying her claim for disability insurance under the Social ...
923 F.2d 1175 (1990) | Cited 524 times
... CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge Claimant Joseph Moon appeals from the district court's order which affirmed the Secretary of Health and Human Services' denial of Moon's claim for a period of disability and disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act as amended. For the following ...
125 S.Ct. 2195 (2005) | Cited 517 times
... 545 U. S. ____ (2005) California is one of at least nine States that authorize the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. 1 The question presented in this case is whether the power vested in Congress by Article I, §8, of the Constitution "[t]o make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper ...
336 F.3d 375 (2003) | Cited 516 times
... In this qui tam action, the United States of America, through its relator Irvin Willard (Willard), appeals from the judgment of the district court, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) and 9(b), dismissing the second amended complaint filed against Humana Health Plan of Texas, Inc. and Humana, Inc. ...
752 F.2d 1099 (1985) | Cited 512 times
... REAVLEY, Circuit Judge: William W. Stone appeals the district court's order dismissing his claim for Social Security disability insurance benefits. 1 Because the administrative law judge (ALJ) applied the wrong legal standard in determining that Stone's impairment was not severe, we vacate the ...
829 F.2d 192 (1987) | Cited 509 times
... The claimant, Joseph Frustaglia, was born in 1939 and has a tenth grade education. He has worked as a machinist and a gas station attendant, but has been unemployed since 1975. This appeal is from the denial of his second application for supplemental security income under Title XVI of the Social ...
341 F.3d 1006 (2003) | Cited 494 times
... FOR PUBLICATION Argued and Submitted May 16, 2003-San Francisco, California OPINION Sherry Howard ("Howard"), the maternal aunt and legal guardian of Sarah Wolff ("Sarah"), appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment affirming the Commissioner of Social Security (the "Commissioner")'s ...
826 F.2d 136 (1987) | Cited 493 times
... SELYA, Circuit Judge. Claimant Samuel C. Evangelista appeals from a decision of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The district court refused to remand this social security case to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) for the taking of new ...
849 F.2d 846 (1988) | Cited 490 times
... CORRECTED OPINION STATUS CHANGED TO PUBLISHED Per Curiam: The Secretary of Health and Human Services denied the application of Sheila Pyles for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. The district court upheld that decision. Because the Secretary's decision is not supported by substantial ...
370 F.3d 357 (2004) | Cited 488 times
... PRECEDENTIAL Argued April 15, 2004 OPINION OF THE COURT Shirley McCrea appeals from an order of the district court affirming the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security denying her application for disability benefits under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act (the "Act"), ...
679 F.2d 1387 (1982) | Cited 487 times
... I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS The appellant, William P. Wiggins, is a 51-year old man who claims that various physical and psychological ailments 1 have totally and permanently disabled him from pursuing gainful employment. The appellant applied to the Social Security Administration for disability ...
106 S. Ct. 2133 (1986) | Cited 474 times
... JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court. The question presented in this case is whether Congress, in either § 1395ff or § 1395ii of Title 42 of the United States Code, barred judicial review of regulations promulgated under Part B of the Medicare program. Respondents, who include an ...
275 F.3d 722 (2002) | Cited 463 times
... Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska Submitted: November 16, 2001 Debra M. Estes appeals the order of the district court 2 affirming the Commissioner's denial of her application for disability insurance benefits under 42 U.S.C. § 401, et seq., and ...
143 F.3d 383 (1998) | Cited 461 times
... Submitted: February 10, 1998 Phyllis Y. Black appeals the district court's 1 judgment affirming the denial of her application for social security disability benefits. We affirm. I. Phyllis Y. Black is a forty-nine-year-old woman who earned a high school degree and attended 1½ years of college. ...
101 S. Ct. 1074 (1981) | Cited 453 times
... JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court. The issue in this case is whether Congress constitutionally may decline to grant Supplemental Security Income benefits to a class of otherwise eligible individuals who are excluded because they are aged 21 through 64 and are institutionalized in ...
877 F.2d 20 (1989) | Cited 451 times
... CHARLES WIGGINS, Circuit Judge: Appellant Edythe Weetman appeals the district court's affirmance of a decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services ("Secretary") denying her claim for disability benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. Appellant contends that the Secretary ...
737 F.2d 714 (1984) | Cited 438 times
... PARSONS, Senior District Judge. This appeal challenges a decision of Magistrate Meyers of the Southern District of Illinois in which he approved the determination of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deny the application of plaintiff-appellant, Jerry L. Rhoderick, for an award of ...